Arabs in Exile: a New Series of Interviews/Conversations

A Syrian-Palestinian who was born and raised in Canada, Rafia Mahli's fascinating story feels like a Levant capsule, involving different times, religions, cultures, and continents.

Quitting Zionism (and Israel) has been one hell of a homecoming for me. Yes, you read that right.

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As you probably all know by now, I’m an Arab Jew. This means that culturally, both my parents belonged to largely Arab cultures and societies (my father being a Palestinian, and my mother a Moroccan).

As an Israeli, though, growing up in the Zionist era me…